Greece in spring
Spring in Greece is an invitation to slow living. The hillsides blaze with poppies and asphodels, the air is fragrant with wild thyme, and taverna terraces reopen one by one in the gentle April light. This is Greece at its most generous: quiet hidden paths, peaceful villages, a glittering sea without the summer crowds. Whether you dream of a walking holiday between chapels and coves, a cycling escape along the coast, on a guided journey or at your own pace in complete freedom, spring is the season of pure pleasure.
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Why visit Greece in spring?
Temperatures hover between 18 and 25 degrees, the sun is generous without being overwhelming, and the light (that extraordinary light of the eastern Mediterranean) bathes every landscape in crystal clarity. Hillsides are adorned with wildflowers, orange trees perfume the lanes, and the sea begins to warm gently for the first swims of the year.
It is also the time of Orthodox Easter, with its candlelit processions, spit-roasted lamb in the open air, and villages alive with celebration. Visitors are few, hoteliers greet you with the warmth of old friends, and every meal on a terrace feels like a private privilege. Spring in Greece is the promise of an authentic immersion, far from the rush.
Our suggestions for spring
The Cyclades are sublime in spring: the old mule tracks linking villages are lined with wildflowers, whitewashed chapels stand out against a deep blue sky, and the beaches are still deserted. Santorini, Naxos, Amorgos, each island reveals its character in perfect serenity.
In Crete, the gorges awaken in a festival of colour. The island's natural botanical gardens are at their peak, and mountain villages welcome travellers with heartfelt hospitality, a glass of raki and a few mezze spread across the table.
The Peloponnese offers coastal strolls of rare gentleness, between centuries-old olive groves and ancient sites bathed in light. And the Ionian Islands, the greenest in Greece, are a lush garden where every path leads to a vista over the Ionian Sea.
Month by month in spring
- April: The first warmth, the islands still secret
- May: The ideal month, between flowers and gentle days
- June: Long days, welcoming sea